MSX BASIC graphics

File Format
Name	MSX BASIC graphics
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics MSX BASIC graphics
Extension(s)	.grp, .sc2, .sc5, .sc6, .sc7, .sc8, .scc, others

MSX BASIC graphics refers to a family of raster graphics formats associated with MSX computers, and apparently MSX BASIC in particular. They appear to be the MSX version of BSAVE Image.

Formats

Format name	Format details	Ext.	Signature	File size
Screen 2	256x192, 15 colors	.SC2 .GRP	FE 00 00 FF 37 00 00	14343 or 16391
Screen 3	64x48, 15 colors	.SC3	FE 00 00 ?	?
Screen 4	256x192, 16 colors	.SC4	FE 00 00 ?	16391
Screen 5	256x212, 16 colors	.SC5 .GE5	FE 00 00 ?	?
Screen 5 Interlaced	256x424, 16 colors	.SC5 .S15	FE 00 00 ?	30375
Screen 6	512x212, 4 colors	.SC6	FE 00 00 ?	?
Screen 6 Interlaced	512x424, 4 colors	.SC6 .S16	FE 00 00 ?	?
Screen 7	512x212, 16 colors	.SC7 .GE7	FE 00 00 FF D3 00 00	?
Screen 7 Interlaced	512x424, 16 colors	.SC7 .S17	?	?
Screen 8	256x212, 256 colors	.SC8 .GE8 .PIC	FE 00 00 FF D3 00 00	?
Screen 8 Interlaced	256x424, 256 colors	.SC8 .S18	?	?
Screen 10	256x212, 12,515 colors	.SCA	FE 00 00 ?	?
Screen 10 Interlaced	256x424, 12,515 colors	.SCA .S1A	FE 00 00 ?	?
Screen 12	256x212, 19,268 colors	.SCC .SRS .YJK *.S12 (MSX Screen Converter) *.SCS (PIC2MSX / PICMSX)	FE 00 00 FF D3 00 00	?
Screen 12 Interlaced	256x424, 19,268 colors	.SCC .S1C	FE 00 00 ?	?

Software

• Konvertor
• RECOIL
• MSX Screen Converter
  • converts common image formats to MSX BLOAD format.
  • accepts for input: JPG, PNG, GIF.
  • accepts for output: Screen 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12.
• PIC2MSX (GUI) and PICMSX (CMD)
  • converts common image formats to MSX BLOAD format.
  • also accepts BMP for input in addition to JPG, PNG, GIF.
  • also accepts Screen 3 for output in addition to Screen 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12.
• MSXViewer5 Screen Converter (MarMSX)
  • views MSX BLOAD images and also converts common image formats to MSX BLOAD format.
  • accepts the same set of input formats as PIC2MSX / PICMSX.
  • also accepts Screen 10 for output in addition to Screen 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12. But the Screen 12 images converted by PICMSX look more natural than the Screen 10 images converted by this program.
  • also accepts V9990 GScreen and SymbOS formats for output.
  • it needs a set of DLLs to work, download: [1]

Sample files

• http://www.msxarchive.nl/pub/msx/graphics/ → samp7.pma, samp8.pma
• Xee forum thread → MSXImages2.zip
• http://marmsx.msxall.com/msxvw/oldmsxvw/imgs.zip
• dexvert samples — image/msxBASIC

See also

• Graph Saurus

Links

• Xee forum thread (taken down)